Homoeopathy approach in the management of urinary tract infection: a systemic review.

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common, distressing, and occasionally life-threatening condition. UTI may be defined as a condition in which bacteria enter, persist and multiply within the urinary tract. The infection is mostly caused by Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas and Proteus. The incidence of UTI is 0.5 to 0.7 episodes per person per year in females of whom 25% of them have recurrences.Aim and Objective: The aim of the study was to summarize and review the available literature on effectiveness of homoeopathic medicines and their therapeutics for the treatment of Urinary Tract Infections.Material and Methods: All the available literature in the form of book and scientific data from various databases such as PubMed , Google Scholar , Medline and Science Direct are used for the review.Conclusion : The available literature suggests that homoepathic approach has been effective in treating the cases of Urinary Tract Infection . More work should be done to increase the evidence for those homoeopathic management that are not commonly used for daily practice for Urinary Tract Infections through large and well documented RCT designed studies